If Double Fine can do it, why not Nier director Yoko Taro? A fan asked Taro that question in one a blog post about the future of social games.

Lord of Vermilion Re: 2, the card collecting arcade game that brought Ragna the Bloodedge from BlazBlue and Kyo Kusanagi from The King of Fighters together, has another unlikely crossover.

The tweet was about the SQ Party LEVEL 2 – NieR NighT ~ Evening of Madness ~ event, which will take place on October 28.

“Will there be an amazing announcement on Friday? Perhaps,” Nier producer Yousuke Saito tweeted.

Producer Yosuke Saito hopped on Twitter asking players who purchased the popular edition to run through Nier twice since that’s the beginning of Nier.

Shortly after AQ Interactive absorbed Cavia and its other studios, Taro Yokoo announced he was leaving the company at an unannounced date.

Square Enix posted a major change to their fiscal year plan. While the publisher still expects to be profitable, they slashed their net income forecast by over 90%.

Nier Replicant blew Japanese gamers away. According to a Media Create study, expectations for Nier were the lowest game on the chart. After playing the game, Nier’s satisfaction score skyrocketed.

Aside from remakes and sequels, Square Enix wants to reboot old franchises to strengthen their lineup of games.

Yokoo explained he does not have a dispute with his employer and the reason for leaving is so he can increase the breadth of his work.

Cavia, the studio behind Drakengard and Nier, has been dissolved.

The origins of father Nier explained by the game’s director.

Nier has mixed reviews. Maybe people will feel differently about it if they play it? Square Enix thinks so because they’re developing a demo.

Square Enix updated Nier Replicant owners with details about their DLC pack.

Young Nier is the protagonist of Nier Replicant, a PlayStation 3-only version of Nier where a younger version of Nier sets out to save Yonah, his sister.

Square Enix Europe beat out Famitsu and announced details about the first pack of downloadable content for Nier.